Inventory of household items

Esther

Mombasa, Kenya

4% paid forward

Entrepreneur

Name

Esther

Member since

June 2014

On-time repayments

415 installments  •  69%

About Me

My name is Esther Wanjiru and Kenyan citizen. I am a teacher of English and English literature. I am a second born in a family of five. I was born in Kiambu county Kenya where I went through my primary school education then secondary school. I later joined Kenyatta University where I took a course in Bachelor of Arts and later a post graduate diploma in Education. I later got employed as a teacher and posted to Mombasa County where I am still teaching.
I am a mother of two young children.

I started a business in 2010 to supplement my salary since I had difficulties in meeting my many expenses such as rent, school fees for my children, transport e and also helping out my ageing parents back home. I run a general shop where I sell common household items like flour, soap, sugar etc. I also sell cooking gas in cylinders. I also started a money transfer business (M-pesa) within the same establishment. I rely on two workers to run the business since I spend most of time in school where I work.
I am a go-getter, focused and very ambitious woman. I believe in integrity and hard work.

My Business

As stated above, I run a three in one business – the main one being the shop where there is a steady flow of shoppers who buy goods worth anything from $0.5 to $20 per shopper. I also sell gas cylinders in quantities of 3kg and 13kg at a retail price of $7 and $26 respectively. I also do a money transfer business (called M-Pesa locally) where I serve about 60 clients daily.
The three departments give me a net profit of about $650 per month – after paying the rent, other bills and salaries.
My business requires heavy investment for buying stock especially the gas section. I sometimes fail to cope with the demand of the gas cylinders since my stock gets depleted very fast especially during the end-month when most workers get paid. I have decided to join Zidisha to access credit which will enable me to build up my stock as this will bring satisfaction to my customers.

Project Proposal

I will use the money to increase stock of my ration store as shown below.
Corn flour $500
Cooking oil $200
LPG cylinders $500
Cosmetics $300
I will use the balance to buy an assortment of other small items.

This will allow me to serve more clients and will definitely increase my sales and profit.

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Project Info

Project Type

Pay It Forward

Disbursed amount

$1,851.00

Date disbursed

Sep 19, 2022

Backers

Rachel

Nakuru, Kenya

PaulE

Cockeysville, MD, United States

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soren

Göteborg, Sweden

G

guenter

Bremen, Germany

JimVandegriff

Trinidad, California, United States

ElWal

Kirn, Germany

Cloudways

Malta, Malta

Samuel

Githurai 45 Ruiru Constituency, Kenya

Peter

Kanyibok, Kenya

Domista

Perth, Australia

mikeice

Kohler, United States

sderickson

Berkeley, CA, United States

Godwin

Mombasa, Kenya

richmcl

United States

Wilson

Naivasha Town, Kenya

Maureen

Nairobi, Kenya

M

Markus

Hamburg, Germany

Dave Bogard

New York, United States

Mary

Whitehouse, Kenya

PC

Patrick Clavette

Hartford, Wisconsin, United States

I

Ian

United Kingdom

Ruth

Nairobi, Kenya

Ernest

Hwidiem Brong - Ahafo Region, Ghana

James

Irigu-ini, Kenya

Charity

Nairobi, Kenya

Benard

Ongata Rongai, Kenya

Isaac

Tanoboase, Ghana

D

Dalton

San Francisco, United States

M

Margaret

United States

Victor

Ruiru, Kenya

Paul Buchheit

Mountain View, United States

Livingstone

Nairobi , Kenya

Nicholas

Nairobi, Kenya

Charles

Rwathia, Kenya

Jackson

Limuru, Kenya

Phylis

Nakuru Town .soimet Village , Kenya

Sandra

Manado, Indonesia

Juma

Mombasa, Kenya

John

Naivasha, Kenya

Kiprono

Bomet, Kenya

Dennis

Meru , Kenya

Richard

Mombasa, Kenya

Odhiambo

Migori, Kenya

Ahmad

Tulungagung, Indonesia

Widuri Bharidawati

Jakarta Barat, Indonesia

James

Nakuru, Kenya

John

United States

Febria

Surabaya, Indonesia

Kipyegon

Nairobi, Kenya

Gideon

Kericho, Kenya

Bwana

Awendo, Kenya

Dewi

Wonogiri, Indonesia

Dao Nguyen

austin, United States

Dewanto

Malang, Indonesia

Arif

Kabupaten Bandung, Indonesia

Francis

Takoradi , Ghana

David

Nairobi, Kenya

Brian

Kitale, Kenya

Rose

Kitengela, Kenya

Fanuel

Migori, Kenya

Paul

Eldoret, Kenya

Catherine

Nairobi, Kenya

Vincent

Mombasa, Kenya

Ben

Nairobi , Kenya

Anyal

Kisumu, Kenya

Erick

Nairobi , Kenya

C

Catherine

Kilifi, Kenya

Gbenga

Lagos, Nigeria

Victor

Ibadan, Nigeria

Brian

Nairobi, Kenya

Benson

Thika, Kenya

Samuel

Kodee, Ghana

Victor

Aba , Nigeria

Black and White Zebra

Vancouver, Canada

Babbitt Family Foundation

Reno, United States

Gichuki

Thika, Kenya

Solomon

Nairobi, Kenya

Brian Herrmann

Chicago, United States

Joseph

Ilaro, Nigeria

Linda

Accra, Ghana

Esther

Kumasi, Ghana

Mavis Amanua

Greater Accra, Ghana

Leonard

Kasoa, Ghana

Linda

Nairobi, Kenya

Vivian

Ikeja, Nigeria

Emily

Nairobi, Kenya

Rita

Agona Swedru, Ghana

Bryan

Nairobi, Kenya

L

Leonard

Abuja, Nigeria

Osman

Nakpali, Ghana

A

Austin

Abuja Nigeria, Nigeria

P

Purity

Nairobi, Kenya

DL

Dona Langdon

Gahanna, United States

Mary

Lusaka, Zambia

Aliyuddin

Cirebon, Indonesia

Adhitya Putra

Kediri, Indonesia

Riziki

Malindi, Kenya

M

Mabel

Whittier, United States

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